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TODAY’S LETTERS Letters to the editor from locals Jonathan Ehrlich and Birdie Sandeman along with a column from June Bower can be found on page 4A of today’s paper.

ARTS CELEBRATION

The Creston: Arts fourth annual celebration was held Saturday at the Lobby in Creston. Money raised will continue to fund art programming in the community. See photos on page 10A.

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Caucus countdown With the Iowa caucuses just six days away, heads of both county parties talk expected turnout, popular candidates and what to expect if you’re a first-timer.

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By IAN RICHARDSON CNA staff reporter irichardson@crestonnews.com

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he Iowa caucuses are just six days away, and with tightly contested races on both sides, leaders of the Union County Republican and Democratic parties hope for a high turnout.

“In 2012, we had just shy of 400,” said Joe Owens, chairman of the Union County Republicans.

“This year I look for a really big turnout. I’m thinking we might Owens get between 600 and 800. I hope we do.”

Democratic co-chairwoman Marcia Fulton said Union County saw about 700 Democrats in the 2008 caucus. She is hoping for another good number this year.

“The weather is always a factor, but Iowans are dedicated to have their voices heard,” she said.

Which way do Union County voters seem to be leaning? Fulton and Owens said it depends who you ask.

“If I talk to the Bernie (Sanders) people, they are absolutely certain that Bernie’s going to take it, and I talk to the Hillary (Clinton) people and they’re absolutely certain that Hillary’s going to take it,” Fulton said. “I don’t see a strong presence for Martin O’Malley, but I have talked to people who have told me they are caucusing for O’Malley — he may be a surprise.”

Owens said so far he’s seen a lot of support in the area for Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee and Donald Trump.

“It’s surprising,” Owens said. “People have called about caucusing that have

CNA photo by IAN RICHARDSON

Marcia Fulton, left, reviews information for Democratic Party precinct leaders at her home Thursday evening. Also pictured is Judy Woods.

CAUCUS INFO

Locations and times have been announced for the 2016 Iowa caucuses in Union County.

If you’re planning on participating, here’s where to go: Democrats: All Creston precincts will meet at Creston Middle School, 803 Academic Ave. A soup supper will precede the caucus. Donations will be accepted. Afton, Arispe and Lorimor never caucused before, in support of Trump. ... I’m talking people in their 50s and 60s.”

Caucuses for both parties will begin 7 p.m. Monday.

For all Creston precincts, Democratics will meet at the Creston Middle School commons, and Republicans will meet at the Creston High School auditorium.

For Afton, Lorimor and Arispe precincts, Democrats will meet at East Union Community School, and Republicans will meet at the Af-

precincts will meet at East Union Community School, 1916 High School Drive, Afton.

Republicans: All Creston precincts will meet at Creston High School, 601 W. Townline St. Afton, Lorimor and Arispe precincts will meet at Afton Community Center, 240 N. Douglas St., Afton Caucus-goers must be signed in by 7 p.m. to participate at all caucusing locations. ton Community Center.

Anyone who will be 18 by Election Day (Nov. 8) is eligible to caucus. Voter registration will be available at all caucusing locations, and voters will also have the opportunity to change their party affiliation at the site.

If 2016 will be your first time caucusing, here’s what to expect:

Republicans

Republican caucuses open with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer. Then, the precinct chairmen and secretar-

ies will be announced.

Community members then have the opportunity to speak on behalf of the candidates. This year, since the Republican race has a dozen candidates, Owens said speeches will be limited to 3 minutes in length, one per candidate.

Following the speeches, caucus-goers will vote by secret ballot. Results will be tabulated and submitted electronically. Then, the group will divide into precincts and go over party platform items.

Democrats For Democrats, the voting portion of the caucus works differently. First, participants first divide into their respective precincts. Then, each participant will literally “stand up” for his or her candidate by moving to an area designated for that candidate’s supporters.

During the process, participants have the opportunity to try and convince other participants to support their candidate.

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Schweser’s last day: Creston Schweser’s employee Betsy Bozwell, front right, scans a clothing item purchased by

Karen Johnson, front left, of Lenox this morning. Also pictured are Lilita Woody, back left, of Creston; Kathy Eblen, back right, Schweser’s manager; and Schweser’s employee Linda Hadley. Schweser’s will close its doors permanently after today. The store is open until 6 p.m., and sales are up to 90 percent off original ticket prices.

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New doctor joins ER staff at Greater Regional Greater Regional Medical Center (GRMC) announces Cassie Rasmussen, doctor of osteopathic medicine, will join the rotation of emergency medicine phy- Rasmussen sicians on the Greater Regional emergency department medical team.

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New artist now on display in Greenfield GREENFIELD — The Warren Cultural Center in Greenfield will open a new exhibit, “Rural Abstraction,” by Danielle Clouse Gast on Friday. The artist will be at the reception from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Friday.

Clouse Gast, f r o m Spirit Lake, h a s Clouse Gast shown her works at numerous exhibits throughout Iowa and won several awards, most recently being named best in show by Paint the Iowa Great Lakes, Plein Air Exhibition, at the Pearson Lakes Art Center in Okoboji. Originally from Ruthven, Clouse Gast received her associate of arts degree from Iowa Lakes Community College and her bachelor of fine arts degree from Northwest Missouri State University, with an emphasis in painting and ceramics.

Her paintings are in many corporate and private collections throughout the United States.

“The landscape has become the welcome constant in my daily life when

driving place to place,” Clouse Gast said. “But on many occasions, when the intention is to truly ‘see’ the landscape – still often from the car window – beautiful, abstract things can be found that are not that far removed from what is truly there.”

The addition in her life of a husband with a pilot’s license has allowed her “a new view of this landscape I thought I knew well,” she said. “This new perspective on the area has opened up doors of new compositions, color possibilities, and most importantly, emphasized the style I usually employ in my paintings: organized, geometric lines and breakdown of the familiar landscape.”

The exhibit “Rural Abstraction” is on display free of charge in the Warren Cultural Center’s gallery, 154 Public Square, in Greenfield. It is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10 am. to 3 p.m. Saturday (enter through Ed & Eva’s store), through Feb. 26.

For additional information about shows and events, go to www.warrenculturalcenter.com.

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Deaths Randy Culver Creston

Randy Culver, 66, of Creston died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at Greater Regional Hospice Home in Creston.

Celebration of life ser- Culver vices will be 11 a.m.

Friday, Jan. 29, at Powers Funeral Home, junction of highways 34 and 25, in Creston. The Rev. Tony Thurston will officiate the service. Burial will be at Summit Cemetery west of Cromwell. Open visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 28, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to First Christian Church Disciples of Christ in Creston. Online condolences may be left at www.powersfh.com.

Randall Wayne Culver,

Pat Perez Lenox

Mass of Christian burial for Pat Perez, age 67, of Lenox who passed away on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, in Perez Creston at the Hospice Home will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Lenox. Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Ritchie Funeral Home, 124 S. Main St., in Lenox with the family greeting friends from 5 to 7 p.m. and a Rosary at 7 p.m. Interment will be held at East Fairview Cemetery in Lenox. Memorials may be directed to Hope Ministries or Lenox Library. Memories can be shared with the family at www.ritchiefunralhome. com. Arrangements were entrusted to the Ritchie Funeral Home of Lenox.

Patricia Arlene (Brammer) Perez was born July 27, 1948, in Creston, the oldest of six children born to Richard Eugene Brammer and Evelyn Cecilia (Wurster) Brammer. She grew up south of Lenox on the family farm, where the Round Barn was located.

She attended school, graduating with the class of 1966 from Lenox High School.

Pat moved to Des Moines after graduation where she worked for Life Magazine.

She returned to Lenox where she was the Lenox School secretary. In 1973, Pat began working at the Sheridan Egg Company.

She became director of national accounts, a position she held until her death.

Throughout all of changes in the company, to present day of Michael Foods, Pat thoroughly loved her job.

Pat was united in marriage to David Bell in 1968, and to this union, a daughter Theresa was born. In 1980, she met the “love of her life,” Juan Perez Trujillo, while working. The couple were united in marriage on Dec. 7, 1991, at the Catholic Church in Creston.

son of Wayne Wilson Culver and Shirley Ann (Bray) Culver, was born July 18, 1949, in Creston. He was educated at Central High School in Phoenix, Arizona, and graduated in 1967.

On April 26, 1969, Randy married Margaret Evan Burr in Phoenix, Arizona.

Randy worked at the post office in Creston for almost 30 years, retiring in 2011.

He was a member of First Christian Church Disciples of Christ in Creston.

Randy is survived by his wife Margaret of Creston; daughters, Sandra (Shane) McFarland of Haverhill and Crystal (Nick) Nevins of Eugene, Oregon; sons, Dennis (Jodee) Culver of West Branch and Marshall Weidman of Holiday, Florida; sister Kay Eagle of Cave Creek, Arizona; brotherin-law Gene Ellington of Cave Creek, Arizona; 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Randy was preceded in death by his parents and sister Laurie Ellington.

Together they made their home in Lenox. Pat was a wonderful cook and she enjoyed making special dishes to share with her family.

Pat and Juan purchased several homes in Lenox, fixing them up and selling them. They enjoyed taking rides around the country, always stopping for an ice cream cone along the way.

In 1995, her granddaughter Cassidi was born, bringing so much love and joy to her life. In fact, every Thursday and Sunday became known as “Grandma days.”

Around the community, wherever Pat was ... Cassidi was sure to be with her!

She was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Lenox and the Lenox American Legion. Pat was an avid blood donor to the American Red Cross, having given over 15 gallons!

Left to cherish the memory of a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend is her loving husband Juan Perez of Lenox; daughter Theresa Moses of Lenox; a granddaughter Cassidi Moses and boyfriend Aaron Turlock of Lenox; step-daughter Angie Hartman and husband Jamie, and their children, JJ and Iziah of Creston; two brothers, Wayne Brammer and wife Betty of Clearfield and Allen Brammer and wife Linda of Clearfield; two sisters, Vickie Dukes and husband Dennis of Greenfield and Lexie Starlin and husband Don of Creston; her parents, Richard and Evelyn Brammer of Lenox; along with all of Juan’s family in Mexico; and many other family members and friends.

Preceding Pat in death are her maternal grandparents, Sam and Mae Wurster; paternal grandparents, Rolla and Ethel Brammer; step-son Jade Perez; brother Larry Brammer; along with many brothers and sisters-in-law from Juan’s family.

Although Pat will be greatly missed, her love and inspiration will live on through her family.

Well done beautiful, faithful servant.

Maxine Bashor Corning

Maxine Bashor, 93, of Corning died Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, at CHI Health M e r c y Hospital in Bashor Corning.

F u neral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, at Corning United Methodist Church with the Rev. Andrew Bardole and the Rev. Tim Maxa officiating. Burial will be at Memory Cemetery in New Market. Open visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. at Corning Family Funeral Service, 701 Seventh St., in Corning. Memorials may be made in Maxine’s name, to be determined. Online condolences may be left at www.pearsonfamilyfuneralhomes.com.

Mabel Maxine Bashor, daughter of Walter Ernest and Mabel Marie (Campbell) Blakslee, was born May 1, 1922, on a farm in Alexandria, South Dakota. Maxine attended school in New Market, and graduated in 1940.

She then taught in rural country schools, including Bushville, which was south of Corning.

On May 12, 1944, Maxine married Donald Otis Bashor

at the Methodist Parsonage in Clarinda.

In 1959, Don and Maxine purchased a farm in Mercer Township. Maxine worked at Hy-Vee and retired after working many years at Okey-Vernon First National Bank. She was a farm wife.

Maxine was a long-time member of Corning United Methodist Church and a 75year member of Order of Eastern Star. She was a former member of B.P.W. Maxine is survived by her daughter Donna Haley of Corning; son Terry (Mary) Bashor of Corning; daughter-in-law Kim Bashor of Las Cruces, New Mexico; grandchildren, DeAnna James, David (Kristi) Haley, Matt (Kim) Bashor, Michelle (Colt) Thompson, Kyle Bashor, Nichole Bashor, Layne Bashor and Drew Bashor; nine great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; sister-in-law Helen (Ben) Herzberg of Creston; brothers-in-law, Charles Bashor of Clarinda and Harry Lucas of Moberly, Missouri; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends, including those at Vintage Park in Lenox where Maxine lived for most of the past three years.

Maxine was preceded in death by her husband Donald in 1999; son Jim Bashor in December 2015; son-inlaw Dennis Haley in 2014; parents; one brother and two sisters.

Steve Branan Greenfield

Steve Branan, 50, of Greenfield died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at his home.

Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Branan Thursday, Jan. 28, at Powers Funeral Home, junction of highways 34 and 25, in Creston. The Rev. Chuck Spindler will officiate. Open visitation with family present will be from 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials are to the family. Online condolences may be left at www.powersfh.com.

Steven Gary Branan, son of Sharon Lee (Campbell) and Kyle Valjean Branan, was born Sept. 5, 1965, in Atlanta, Georgia. Steve graduated from Corning High School in 1983. After graduation, he began his career in the United States Army where he served his country for the next 20 years. Nine of those years were spent overseas in Korea, Desert Storm, the Iraq War and other places.

In 1983, Steve married Regina Wasson in Lenox. They

later divorced.

In 1994, Steve married Sandra “June” Lee in Nashville, Tennessee, where they settled for a short time before moving to Savannah, Georgia, and then Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he concluded his career with the United States Army in 2003. Shortly after his retirement he began working for Burlington Northern Santé Fe Railroad as a conductor out of Lincoln while living in Omaha. Steve later moved to Greenfield as he continued his career.

Steve is survived by his wife June Branan of Omaha, Nebraska; son Rob Branan of Lenox; daughters, Ariel Branan (Justin Carey) and Kayli Branan, both of Omaha, Nebraska; brother Tim (Fran) Branan of Walnut; sisters, Cheryl Blazek of Creston and Jodi (Mark) VanderZwaag of Orange City; step-brothers, Michael (Tammy) Walter of Redfield and Mark (Karen) Walter of Ashland, North Carolina; step-sister Cindy (Michael) Jackson of Prescott; brother-in-law Greg Woods of Stanton; four grandchildren; a niece and many nephews.

Steve was preceded in death by his parents; step-father Mervin Walter; brother Gregg Branan in 1998 and sister Deb Woods in 2015.

Bill Preston Sr.

25, 2016, at Immanuel Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska.

Funeral services are pendCorning ing at Pearson Family FunerBill Preston Sr., 76, of al Service, 701 Seventh St., in Corning died Monday, Jan. Corning.

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Sarah Stephens Kearney, Mo.

Sarah J. Stephens, 74, of Kearney, Missouri, formerly of Scranton, died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, at Liberty Hospital in Liberty, Missouri.

Memorial services will be noon Tuesday, Jan. 26, at Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home, 705 N. Carroll St., in Scranton. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. Burial will be held at a later date in Scranton Township Cemetery. Online condolences may be left at www. dahnandwoodhouse.com.

Sarah Stephens, daughter of Thomas and Vera (Owens) Ferguson, was born Nov. 24, 1941, in Creston. She grew up in Lenox and graduated from Lenox High School in 1960.

Following high school, she attended Northwest Missouri State University and earned degrees in library science and Spanish.

On Aug. 10, 1963, Sarah married John Dale Stephens at Clearfield Presbyterian Church in Clearfield. The

couple taught at several small schools before moving to Scranton in 1969, where Sarah taught high school Spanish and was the school librarian. She became the librarian at Scranton Public Library following her retirement from teaching.

While living in Scranton, she was a member of First United Methodist Church. Dale died in 2009, and Sarah later moved to Lawson, Missouri. In 2015, she moved to assisted living in Kearney, Missouri.

Sarah is survived by her daughters, Janet (Lance) Hensen of Seymour, Indiana, Julie (Marty) Verdoorn of Bentonville, Arkansas, Jolene “Jodi” Stephens of Lawson, Missouri, and Jerilyn “Jeri” (Aaron) Dobson of Lawson, Missouri; grandchildren, Stephanie Hensen, Ian Hensen, Zoe Dobson, Colin Verdoorn, Andrew Stephens, Jason Verdoorn, Diesel Dobson, Ilah Stephens, Nathan Verdoorn and Kannon Dobson; brother-in-law Darrel Stephens; sister-in-law Barb Ferguson and two nieces.

Sarah was preceded in death by her parents, brother Tom Ferguson and her husband Dale.

LaVonne Symonds

25, 2016, at Corning Specialty Care.

Funeral services are pending at Pearson Family FunerCorning LaVonne Symonds, 95, of al Service, 701 Seventh St., in Corning died Monday, Jan. Corning.

CAUCUS: CONT. FROM | 1A

Caucuses for both parties can take more than two hours.

Importance

Candidates must have support from a certain percentage of participants to be deemed “viable.” This percentage depends on the number of delegates each precinct has.

If, by the end of an allotted realignment period, supporters cannot convince enough participants to make their candidate viable, these participants must join one of the other candidates or remain uncommitted.

Based on how much support each candidate has, that candidate will receive a certain number of the precinct’s delegates to move on to the county convention and to the congressional district conventions. The number of delegates per precinct is determined by the state Democratic Party.

Once all delegate information is submitted, the precinct meets for other party business.

The Iowa caucuses are important, Fulton said, because they reflect the understanding of people who have had a unique opportunity to meet the candidates in person.

“I spent a lot of political years in Florida, and that state is so big and the media market is so big and there’s no way to meet people oneon-one,” Fulton said. “You just do not get the access to the candidates, and so I think in Iowa that one of the things we get to do is truly meet the candidates.”

Owens said a solid showing at this year’s caucuses is important to keep Iowa first in the nation.

“It is so important that the people have a very, very loud voice during the caucus,” Owens said. “It is to keep Iowa No. 1 and the reasons for that are both economic and it brings Iowa into the spotlight.”

DOCTOR:

since 2012, where she maintained a family medicine clinic practice and also served as back-up to the Adair County Medical Examiner and on the Adair County Board of Health. In addition, Rasmussen provided physician coverage in the emergency department in Adair County and at Broadlawns Medical Center.

Rasmussen, her husband and children reside in Winterset. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and children, running, antiques and outdoor recreational activities.

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Science degree in biology and chemical engineering in 2005. She then attended Des Moines University - College of Medicine, where she obtained her medical degree in 2009. Rasmussen completed her family medicine residency at Broadlawns Residency Program in Des Moines.

Prior to joining GRMC, Rasmussen has been employed as a family medicine physician at Adair County Medical Hospital and Clinics

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Schedule of driver’s license examiners: Bedford: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., treasurer’s office, Taylor County Courthouse, 407 Jefferson St. Corning: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., treasurer’s office, Adams County Courthouse.

Driving tests on Wednesday mornings by appointment.

Creston: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., treasurer’s office, Union County Courthouse, 300 N. Pine St. Driving tests Wednesdays. Call 782-1710 for an appointment.

Greenfield: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., treasurer’s office, Adair County Courthouse, 400 Public Square.

Mount Ayr: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., treasurer’s office, Ringgold County Courthouse, 109 W. Madison St. Osceola: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., treasurer’s office, Clarke County Courthouse, 100 S. Main St. Winterset: Monday through Friday, 8:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., Madison County Courthouse, 112 N. John Wayne Drive.

Tuesday

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, noon to 5 p.m., 308 W. Union St. Free community meal, 5 to 6 p.m., United Church of Christ (Congregational), 501 W. Montgomery St. I Think I Can Child Care Center Board of Directors, 5:30 p.m., I Think I Can Child Care Center.

Eagles Aerie, 7 p.m., Eagles Lodge.

Southwest Iowa Dancers, 7 to 10 p.m., the Junction (Hwys 2 and 65) east of Leon. Homemade buffet for free will offering before dance.

Eagles Auxiliary, 7:30 p.m.,

Highs in the mid 40s and lows in the low 30s.

clouds. Highs in the mid 40s and lows in the low 30s.

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Eagles Lodge.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), 7:30 p.m. closed meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.

Wednesday

TOPS 116, 9:30 a.m., United Church of Christ (Congregational), 501 W. Montgomery St. Blood pressure clinic by Crest Haven Care Centre nurses, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Lorimor City Hall.

Friends Helping Friends Bereavement Support Group, 3 to 5 p.m., Homestead Assisted Living private dining room, 1709 W. Prairie St. Southwest Iowa Dancers Jam Session, 6 to 9 p.m., Chicken Inn, 3 miles west of Creston on Hwy 34.

Thursday

United Methodist Men, 12:05 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 400 N. Elm St. Creston High School class of 1946 alumni, 12:30 p.m. luncheon, The Windrow.

Blue Grass Optimist Club of Creston, noon, The Pizza Ranch.

Celebrate Recovery (a Christcentered 12-step program), 6 p.m., Crest Baptist Church, 1211 N. Poplar St. Gambler’s Anonymous, 7 p.m., Assembly of God Church, 801 N. Fillmore St., Osceola.

Al-Anon, 7:30 p.m., Crossroads Mental Health Center, 1003 Cottonwood Road.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) open meeting, 7:30 p.m., St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.

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Soybeans — $8.17 • Gavilon Grain: Corn — $3.43 Soybeans — $8.32

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Wednesday, 200 S. Taylor St., Mount Ayr. Agenda includes: Municipal advisor Michael Hart - discuss “state revolving fund” financing for mandated waste water project and planned water improvement project; discuss budget figures for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016.

—————— Union County Conference Board, 5:15 p.m. Feb. 1, Union County Courthouse Board of Supervisor’s meeting room.

Agenda includes: Present budget; set date for public hearing on Assessor budget; contract with Vanguard Appraisals for commercial re-appraisal FY1920; vacancy on examining board; old business; new business.

Birth

Greater Regional Medical Center Brandon Tull and Destiny Embree of Creston are parents of a son born Jan. 22, 2016. Jericho Reese Tull-Embree weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces and was 19 inches long.

Grandparents are April and Keith Jackson and Lori and Paul Tull.

Great-grandparents are Nancy and Doug Embree.

Police

Troy Schroeder, 905 W. Summit St., reported his rental property, located at 304 S. Vine St., was vandalized between midnight Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday.

The front door was kicked in, causing damage to the door jamb, there was broken glass throughout the house, a broken patio door and the thermostat had been turned up.

Damage estimate was $650.

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Loss estimate is $150.

Miscellaneous Alarm, 7:21 a.m., Monday, West Taylor Street.

Assistance, 8:03 a.m., Monday, Osage Street.

Talk to officer, 8:14 a.m., Monday, North Pine Street.

Traffic stop, 9:22 a.m., Monday, West Mills Street.

Traffic stop, 9:37 a.m., Monday, North Maple Street.

Burglary, 10:19 a.m., Monday, South Vine Street.

Theft, 1:57 p.m., Monday, Grand Avenue.

Reckless driving, 2:05 p.m., Monday, North Sumner Avenue.

Accident, 2:09 p.m., Monday, Sheldon Street.

Talk to officer, 2:26 p.m., Monday, North Pine Street.

Information, 2:38 p.m., Monday, South Maple Street.

Assistance, 3:57 p.m., Monday, West Howard Street.

Civil dispute, 3:58 p.m., Monday, West Prairie Street.

Assistance, 7:52 p.m., Monday, West Montgomery Street.

Suspicious vehicle, 8:56 p.m., Monday, Swan Street.

Accident, 8:59 p.m., Monday, North Elm Street.

Incomplete 911 call, 1:24 a.m., today, North Birch Street.

Accident

Jon David Moberg, 73, 1303 Lake Ave., was charged with operating while intoxicated 8:59 p.m. Monday at Union County Law Enforcement Center.

Moberg, driving a 2015 Nissan, and Kathryn Marie Cowling, 57, of Orient, driving a 2005 Pontiac, were both parked in front of Strand Theatre, 309 W.

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morning followed by partly cloudy skies and gusty winds during the afternoon.

High 37F. Winds SSW at 20 to 30 mph.

Oskaloosa struck the rear of Habtesion’s vehicle, pushing it into a 2013 Ford driven east by Kenneth Sharp of Creston.

Crews, who was not wearing a seat belt, died and was transported by Mahaska EMS to a funeral home.

Habtesion and Shewit Gebrengus, 30, of Des Moines, were flown to Iowa Methodist in Des Moines where their injuries are unknown.

The accident is still under investigation.

College news Founded in 1853, Central College of Pella is a private, residential, four-year liberal arts college known for its academic rigor and strength in global experiential learning, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), sustainability education, athletics success and tradition, leadership and service.

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Division II ratings: Readers theater, “The Department of Redundancy Department,” Alex Synacek, Elizabeth Herzberg, Kendra Top, Renee Williams, Emily Campbell and Miah Hummel Coach Pete Nett said, “All in all we had a pretty good day. Of course we had the usual problems with the technology in one of our taped events, but it just wouldn’t truly be district contest if something like that didn’t happen.”

The Southwest Valley Speech group home show will be 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, in the Southwest Valley auditorium in Corning. The time has been changed because of the rescheduled basketball game.

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Not crazy about caucuses I am so looking forward to next Tuesday. The caucuses will be over and, for me, it will be a relief.

I will attend and support a candidate, but I would much prefer voting in a primary election.

Despite the massive attention they receive, the caucuses attract only a small percentage of Iowa’s eligible voters. In fact, four out of five members of each party, and an overwhelming number of independent voters (who could temporarilly change their registration), do not bother to take part in the Iowa caucuses.

That’s not surprising since they can be complex and time-consuming, plus participants must declare publicly whom they support — and, to some of us, that feels like an invasion of privacy.

I also object to a small state like Iowa having such a prominent voice in national elections — or New Hampshire too, for that matter. Iowa and New Hampshire are hardly representative of the national electorate and, together,

In other words June Bower

contribute less than one percent to the delegate count required to win the nomination.

I’ve become weary of the 24/7 news coverage of the many candidates who flock to Iowa. Besides being genuinely tiresome, it also gives too much recognition to candidates who don’t have a snowball’s chance of winning the nomination and becoming president. Some of them seem to have had no job the past few years except to run for president, and others who do have jobs appear to be neglecting them while pursuing the presidency.

I know there are many who will disagree with me about the value of Iowa having “first in the nation” status. There are obviously those who enjoy attending rallies

and events and hearing candidates speak and interacting personally with them. The news media loves being on the scene of what they call retail politics where they too can interact personally with the candidates and voters. And I am certain the advertising departments of TV, radio and newspapers are thrilled with the millions of dollars Iowa’s unique political system puts into their coffers.

Nevertheless, I still dislike the caucus system. Candidates’ frequent visits to Iowa encourage them to make more and more overthe-top promises to those attending their political events. To hear some of the outlandish claims candidates make about how they will solve the nation’s problems, you would think there were no Congress to deal with, no Supreme Court, no international foes and allies, nor even a Constitution that they would have to abide by.

Some claims that candidates make aren’t worth our attention; claims such as “I’ll make America

great again,” (but no word as to how) or “On day one I’ll repeal everything,” (as though they will be the only politician in town) or “I will end the disappearance of the middle class,” (say what?). They promise all this stuff knowing full well there will be roadblocks to just about everything they say they’ll do, and most of them have already demonstrated they have neither the talent nor the temperament to negotiate or compromise.

Many believe we have a democratic form of government when, in fact, we are a republic. Our founding fathers didn’t intend for elections to decide everything.

They knew voters couldn’t always be trusted to make responsible decisions so they deliberately built checks and balances into the Constitution. That’s why it’s ridiculous when candidates and their supporters say Supreme Court decisions shouldn’t be the law of the land.

Of course they should be the law of the land if our Constitution means

anything.

Candidates and supporters seem to believe presidents can accomplish miraculous things all by themselves. Unfortunately, too many of them have a history of quarreling, bullying, stone-walling or of basically being insignificant in the office they now hold. Too many of the candidates now running for the presidency show no signs they can work effectively with Congress. And those currently serving in the legislative branch have given us lots of examples that they can’t work effectively now.

The news media always praises our caucuses and marvels at how we Iowans are so engaged and knowledgeable about the candidates. That’s nice, but what really matters is if a candidate could actually accomplish anything if elected.

Real knowledge and understanding about how effective our favorite candidate would be as president is sadly lacking.

Harry Belafonte and Kerry Washington formed a liberal political group HOLLYWOOD — God Bless America, and how’s everybody?

The U.S. government shut down in Washington D.C. at noon on Friday ahead of the blizzard. Of course everyone made the blizzard a partisan issue. Democrats asked voters to notice that all the flakes were white, and Republicans called it the biggest snow job since the State of the Union Address.

New York City was buried by a foot of snow after a blizzard blew up the Eastern Seaboard and coated everywhere from Georgia to New England with snow. The snowstorm worked in Hillary Clinton’s favor Friday. The guy who hands out the subpoenas couldn’t get his car out of the driveway.

Daily Variety reported Harry Belafonte and Kerry Washington formed a liberal political group they call Stop Hate, Dump Trump.

It just never ends. They’re concerned that if Donald Trump becomes president black actors and actresses would be excluded from

Topical humor Argus Hamilton

the opportunity to win an Oscar.

The MPAA in Hollywood announced new rules on Friday broadening Academy membership to diversify the Oscar voting results. This won’t end well. A year from now, Meryl Streep will be the first of seven thousand winners to stand onstage and thank the Academy for her Participation Trophy.

Pope Francis this week added women to the Holy Thursday foot-washing ritual and called for compassion toward the world’s prisoners. The pope reminded the faithful the Catholic Church does not believe in the death penalty.

However without one, there would be no Catholics, no Church and no pope.

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Make America great again by caucusing From Jonathan L. Ehrlich

Which team will win Super Bowl 50?

Richard Paulsen

Letter to the editor

Less than 20 percent of eligible voters in Iowa usually caucus. Establishment candidates want as few voters as possible so they can keep serving big donors, elites and special interests instead of working people like most Crestonians. In 2016, one presidential candidate is not owned by special interests.

That candidate is Donald Trump.

Trump will bring jobs back from China, Japan and Mexico. Under Trump’s tax plan, individuals who make $25,000 per year or less, and couples who make $50,000 per year or less, will pay no income tax.

Trump will stop illegal immigration and build a border wall that Mexico will pay for. Trump is a staunch defender of the Second Amendment. Unlike the current adminis-

tration, Trump will take care of our veterans. Trump will rebuild our military and make America safe.

As mentioned above, most Iowans do not caucus. This is bad because when only 20 percent caucus, only 20 percent get represented, and the other 80 percent get ignored by the politicians put in office. If you have been ignored by politicians and feel that you would benefit from America being great again, you must caucus for Donald J. Trump.

The Iowa caucuses are 7 p.m.

Feb. 1. What you need to know: (1) Trump is running as a Republican candidate so you must attend the Republican caucus to vote for him. (2) Creston Republican voters will caucus at Creston High School. (3) You must be registered as a Republican to participate. You

can register at the Union County Courthouse or you can register at the caucus. Voter registration forms will be available near the caucus entrance. (4) If you have any questions at the caucus, ask the Union County Republicans at the registration desk. They are friendly and helpful.

More information is available online at www.donaldjtrump.com, www.iowagop.org, www.sos.iowa. gov/elections and www.facebook. com/CrestonForTrump.

Do not be shy. America is your country and you should vote for leaders that will make your country great. In 2016, the best candidate for president is Donald Trump. I hope to see you personally at the 2016 Creston, Iowa Republican Caucus. With your support we will “Make America Great Again!”

Bed bugs and politicians From Birdie Sandeman Creston

Bed bugs and politicians are both hard to get rid of. Rumor has it, extreme heat can get rid of both.

In the mid-1930s, many cure-all remedies were sold in many towns.

Saturday nights were reserved for trading, shopping and entertainment. Anything from liniments to drinkables were peddled on the street corners, provided you had the cash.

Animal products were also dispersed from farm to farm. Dad just called one “blue stuff.” It was the cure-all for itch, lice or a rash,

including for the farm animals – horses in particular. We soon learned to shut up about anything that ailed us because it was pretty much a telltale medication. Thank the Lord for long stockings and underwear. We moved a lot in those days of the Depression and probably inherited the “bug” from the previous tenants. At least, that is what we were told. Kerosene was plentiful in those day because it was the source of light and heat and anything else should the need arise.

One cold, dark night, Dad decided Fluffy, the cocklebur-covered cat, needed a shave, and suddenly

the cat lurched, knocking over the kerosene lamp, breaking the chimney and the cat disappeared in the darkness never to be seen again.

We were not fortunate enough to have feather mattresses, just old hard, wet-on and sunk-in the middle ones.

After several days of watching us itch, out came the kerosene. It was dabbed on all of the creases in the mattress. It was the lesser of two evils. The itch from the bugs or the smell of the kerosene.

Oh, for those good old days of cure-all remedies and honest politicians.

A frosty view of vinegar?

Dear Heloise: I live in an apartment and park my car outside. Someone told me you had a hint using VINEGAR to help prevent frost on the windows. Sounds iffy? — Rex W., Fort Wayne, Ind. Well, yes, there is an old hint using vinegar that my mother (the original Heloise, 1919-1977) printed decades ago. It’s all over the Internet, and I find it funny that I can’t find where this has been tested. Everyone just keeps printing and reprinting the same hint. I’ll print the old information here, with a caveat: I have not been able to test this. I live in San Antonio, and we don’t get much freezing weather.

Use household vinegar (2/3 cup white or apple cider) mixed with water (1/3 cup), and wipe or spray on the windshield the night before it’s supposed to freeze. I’d try regular household 5 percent acetic-acid vinegar rather than diluting it, since it’s not that strong anyway. Let me know!

— Heloise WIRELESS DOORBELL Dear Heloise: I read your column daily in The Columbian in Vancouver, Wash. After my surgery, my husband couldn’t hear me from the bedroom if he was in another part of the house. A wireless

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in Fort Myers for a meet and greet plus a book signing. — Hugs, Heloise TURNING PAGES Dear Heloise: I often see people licking their thumb and finger while flipping through a newspaper, magazine or book, and I can’t help but think how unsanitary and unpalatable it is.

I put a few ice cubes in a small glass of water and keep it close at hand. The “sweat” moistens my fingers and keeps the paper fresh and sanitary for the next person to enjoy.

— Jane A., Beavercreek, Ohio WRAPPING PAPER Dear Heloise: After the holidays, I roll the remaining wrapping paper and insert it in the cardboard core. It’s a much easier and neater way to store, and keeps it looking BEETLE BAILEY® by Greg & Mort Walker new for next year. — Ruth R., via email Send a money-saving or timesaving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, TX 78279-5000, or you can fax it to 1-210-HELOISE or email it to Heloise(at)Heloise.com. I can’t answer your letter personally but will use the best hints received in my column.

doorbell (less than $20) solved the problem.

We put the “button” on my nightstand and the bell portion, which plugs into an outlet, in our hallway. He was able to hear the bell from the other rooms of our home. — Marcia H., Vancouver, Wash.

DAILY PLANNER Dear Heloise: As an active retiree living in Florida’s The Villages, keeping a daily planner can get very busy. To solve this problem, I enter medical appointments in red, golf tee times in green and other appointments in black. This saves lots of time and confusion. Thank you for always starting my day on a happy note. — Rose M., The Villages, Fla. Rose, thank you for reading the column and contributing a helpful hint. I don’t know if your color-coding was on purpose, but I chuckled at the red for medical and green for golf! Hope you will come hear me April 17, when I do my (c)2016 by King Features presentation at The Villages, Syndicate Inc. and on April 14 at Jennifer’s BLONDIE®

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Horoscope Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is a pleasant day at work.

Many of you will be involved with work-related travel or dealing with foreign countries.

It’s easy to be generous to co-workers.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) This is a great day to party and have fun, especially late in the day and this evening. You feel upbeat and ready for fun.

You’re full of big ideas!

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This is an excellent day to explore real-estate deals in the morning and early afternoon.

In the evening, you will enjoy entertaining at home. “The more the merrier!”

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Because you’re so optimistic today, people want to be in your company. It’s a fact of life that enthusiasm is contagious and that everyone is drawn to happy people.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) This is a good day for business and commerce; however, restrict major purchases and decisions to the morning and early afternoon. After that, wait until tomorrow.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) The Moon is in your sign today lined up with lucky Jupiter. It doesn’t get much better than this! This is why you feel sympathetic, generous and optimistic about life.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Your feelings of altruism are aroused today, which is why you will want to help those who are less fortunate. This is a noble idea; furthermore, what goes around comes around!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) This is wonderful day to schmooze with others, especially in group situations. A female friend in particular will be glad to see you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) You are noticed by people in authority today.

Fortunately, what they see looks good! You appear positive, competent, generous and even affluent.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Do whatever you can to expand your world today, because you need a change of scenery. Travel and a chance to go to different places and to see people from different backgrounds will delight you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Keep your pockets open,

because gifts, goodies and favors will come to you from others today. This morning and early afternoon are good times to ask for a loan or mortgage.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) This is a great day to schmooze! In particular, relations with partners and close friends will be upbeat, happy and mutually generous. Gosh.

YOU BORN TODAY You are clever, bright and sometimes genius-like. No matter how

old you are, you have a playful, childlike quality that others find charming. You make fast decisions, and sometimes move quickly in relationships.

“No dust on you!” This year is the beginning of a fresh, new nine-year cycle for you. Open any door! Start a new business activity.

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1A, 2A regional pairings released

By SCOTT VICKER

Wins in a row by Serena Williams over Maria Sharapova.

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Williams

National Digest

Cyclones surge AMES (AP) — Monte Morris scored 21 points, Georges Niang had 15 of his 19 in the second half and No. 14 Iowa State blew past No. 4 Kansas 85-72 on Monday night for its fourth straight win.

“We needed to get our best player going, and that was Georges,” Morris said. “When he gets it going, he’s hard to guard.”

Abdel Nader wasn’t easy to guard either, adding 17 points for the Cyclones (16-4, 5-3 Big 12).

They have beaten three of the top four teams in this week’s Top 25.

Iowa State overcame a sluggish start with a 24-7 run midway through the second half, and Niang’s three-point play made it 80-67 with 2 minutes left.

“We weren’t good enough defensively to win the game in the first half.

They changed their mindset in the second half,” coach Steve Prohm said after watching his team outscore the Jayhawks 4929 in the final 20 minutes.

Perry Ellis had 23 points and Frank Mason III scored 16 to lead Kansas (16-4, 5-3), which lost its third straight road game.

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The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union announced the regional basketball pairings for Classes 1A, 2A and 3A on Monday, revealing the path to the state tournament.

Area teams Murray, Mount Ayr, East Union, Orient-Macksburg and Diagonal are grouped into Class 1A Region 6.

Murray opens with Mormon Trail at 7 p.m. on Feb. 11 in Murray. With a win, the Lady Mustangs would play the winner of Colo-Nesco and Ankeny

Christian on Feb. 16 in Colo. Also in the top half of the Region 6 bracket, eighth-ranked Grand View Christian has a bye and meets the winner of Iowa Christian and Lamoni.

The regional semifinal game is 7 p.m. on Feb. 19 in Saydel.

On the bottom half of the bracket, ninth-ranked Adair-Casey has a bye and meets the winner of CAM and Guthrie Center.

Mount Ayr opens with East Union at 7 p.m. on Feb. 11 in Mount Ayr, while Orient-Macksburg hosts Diagonal. The winners of those two games meet 7 p.m. Feb. 16 in

Serena wins MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams attacked Maria Sharapova’s strength and it helped extend her complete domination of their rivalry, earning the six-time Australian Open champion a place in the semifinals.

Top-ranked Williams beat Sharapova 6-4, 6-1 in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, her 18th consecutive victory and 19th in 21 career meetings back to 2004.

“It was super intense,” Williams said of the replay of last year’s final.

Sharapova is “an incredibly intense, focused player who was No. 1 and has won so many Grand Slams for a reason.

Each of the six previous times Williams has won a quarterfinal at Melbourne Park, she has won the title at the season-opening Grand Slam tournament.

first round, while Essex and Stanton also play. The regional quarterfinal is in Bedford, with the winner of that game advancing to the semifinal in Greenfield.

On the top half of the bracket, second-ranked Exira/EHK has a firstround bye. Other games include Griswold vs. East Mills, Sidney vs. Riverside and Fremont-Mills vs.

Heartland Christian. The regional final is 7 p.m. on Feb. 22 in Red Oak. In Class 2A Region 7, Southwest Valley opens play at 7 p.m. on Feb. 13 against Clarinda Academy,

with the winner advancing to play 11th-ranked Interstate 35 on Feb. 16 in Truro.

The winner from that grouping meets either Panorama, which has a firstround bye, West Central Valley or Earlham on Feb. 19 in Truro in the regional semifinal.

On the top half of the bracket, eighth-ranked Central Decatur and Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont have first round byes. Other games include Martensdale-St. Marys vs.

Pleasantville and Cardinal vs. Van Buren.

The regional final is 7 p.m. on Feb. 22 in Afton.

Area girls basketball Central Decatur 55, got a layup in transition and lead to six points once at outscored the Timberwolves always making a big play Nodaway Valley 44 Josie Clarke hit a shot to 33-27 on a basket by Ad- 10-0 in the second overtime when we needed one.”

LEON — Class 2A eighth-ranked Central Decatur put together an 8-2 run early in the third quarter to pull away from Nodaway Valley here on Friday in a 55-44 win.

The Class 1A 14th-ranked Wolverines trailed 23-19 at halftime after Jodi Baudler

close the half on a quick 4-0 spurt.

But Lily Simon scored four quick points, while Raegan Boothe and Alli Masters each scored two in Central Decatur’s third-quarter run to build a 31-21 lead.

Nodaway Valley cut the

Hawks third (AP) — Oklahoma, despite losing to Iowa State last week, remains No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll.

Unlike last week, when the Sooners were a unanimous No. 1, North Carolina is a close second.

Oklahoma (16-2) received 36 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel on Monday, seven more than the Tar Heels (18-2), who remained second.

Iowa jumped from ninth to third, the Hawkeyes’ highest ranking since January 1987.

They were followed by Kansas and Texas A&M, which is at its highest ranking ever. Villanova, Xavier, Maryland, West Virginia and Providence round out the Top Ten. Wichita State, Oregon and Notre Dame — all of whom have been ranked during the season — are the week’s newcomers replacing Butler, Southern California and South Carolina.

Mount Ayr, with the winner of that game advancing to the Feb. 19 semifinal in Adair.

The regional final is 7 p.m. on Feb. 22 in Johnston.

Lenox and Nodaway Valley join Bedford in Class 1A Region 7.

The 14th-ranked Wolverines have a first-round bye and meet the winner of the Feb. 11 game in Farragut between Nishnabotna and Lenox at 7 p.m. Feb. 16 in Greenfield. The winner of that game plays in the regional semifinal in Greenfield on Feb. 19.

Bedford, ranked 12th, hosts South Page in the

die Lamb, but that was the closest the Wolverines could get as the Cardinals made enough free throws down the stretch to hold them off.

Paige McElfish finished with a game-high 16 points for Nodaway Valley to go with 11 points for a double-double. Clarke added eight points, 10 rebounds, five blocked shots and three assists.

Jessica Nelson hit two 3-pointers and scored eight points, while Baudler added seven. Briana Lilly hit a 3-pointer and Lamb finished with two points.

For Central Decatur, Simon scored 14 second-half points after being held scoreless in the first half.

Masters scored eight of her 10 points in the second half.

Nodaway Valley dropped to 11-4 for the season with the loss. The Wolverines host Southwest Valley tonight.

MSM 71, SW Valley 61 MARTENSDALE — Missed opportunities cost Southwest Valley here Friday in a 71-61 loss to MarCNA photo by SCOTT VICKER Nodaway Valley senior Jessica Nelson (31) shoots from tensdale-St. Marys in douthe baseline while being guarded by Central Decatur’s ble overtime.

Jentri Hullinger (34) during a 55-44 loss on Friday.

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period after Southwest Valley missed several opportunities to end the game in regulation and the first overtime period.

“Free throws and missed opportunities were the story of the game,” head coach Allen Naugle said. “The fourth quarter we made big free throws when we needed them, but we did not shoot a good percentage the entire second half or the overtimes. We had opportunities throughout the fourth quarter and first overtime to end the game with a win, but were unable to make the plays.”

Morgan Shuey led Southwest Valley with 21 points, while Danica Sunderman added 16 points and five rebounds. Miah Hummel scored nine points with five rebounds and five assists.

Elizabeth Herzberg scored seven points with five boards and Katie Taylor scored five points.

The loss dropped Southwest Valley to 5-7 overall and 5-5 in the Pride of Iowa Conference.

“I was extremely proud of how hard our girls played throughout the game,” Naugle said. “They did a great job of never giving up and

Southwest Valley travels to Nodaway Valley tonight.

Mount Ayr 72, Wayne 44 MOUNT AYR — Megan Warin and Kelcie Shields scored 20 points apiece for Mount Ayr here Friday in a 72-44 win over Wayne.

Warin finished with five steals in the win and Shields grabbed nine rebounds.

Macy Larsen also found double figures with 12 points. Tess Shields scored seven points with eight boards and six assists.

Blair Glendenning finished with four points, four rebounds and nine assists.

Caylie Hickman scored three points with three assists and three steals. Sara Winemiller scored four points.

Pleasantville 48, East Union 32 AFTON — East Union kept things close with Pleasantville here Friday, but couldn’t make enough shots down the stretch to pull out the win in a 48-32 loss.

“It was close for most of the game until the last quarter when their shots went in and ours didn’t,” East GIRLS | 7A

Middle school sports Middle school wrestling GLENWOOD — A Creston/O-M group of wrestlers in sixth-eighth grades won the championship of the Western Iowa Middle School Duals Sunday.

Teams attending were from Atlantic, Carroll, Clarinda, Creston/O-M, Glenwood, Gretna, Neb., Logan-Magnolia, Nebraska City (Neb.), Oakland Riverside and Van Meter.

Creston/O-M outscored five opponents by a combined score of 269-63 in five duals and defeated Logan-Magnolia, 63-6, in the championship dual.

Coach Jeff Sand said the event was a good opportunity to wrestle against a variety of teams from throughout the region. The young Panthers defeated Van Meter, Clarinda, Nebraska City and Riverside before the championship round victory over L-M. “The Glenwood duals is a great opportunity for our seventh, seventh and eighth-graders to compete against very tough, competitive local wrestling clubs from central and western Iowa, as well as Nebraska,” Sand said. “Throughout our middle school season, our main emphasis is constant improvement, but this is a tournament we tell the wrestlers our goal is to win . We knew there would be stiff competition there, and the fact that we gave up one forfeit at 230 pounds as well as bumping some guys up weight classes to fill in our roster would possibly make this a tough meet to win.

Yet, our boys came out fir-

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This group of wrestlers and coaches were part of the Western Iowa Middle School Duals championship team from Creston/O-M Sunday at Glenwood High School. The young Panthers outscored opponents 269-63 in five duals.

ing.”

Sand said the convincing margin of victory is a testament to the work behind the scenes by coaches and youths in the local Express club, as well as the middle school team.

“It always feels good to win a tournament, but when we put in a performance like we did on Sunday, against the competition we had, it really is a testament to the hard work our wrestlers put in every practice and every meet,” Sand said. “We have a great wrestling program from pre--K and kindergarten through our high school program. Our boys want and expect to win at all levels, and that was very evident in the Glenwood duals.”

Pool scores Creston/O-M 51, Van Meter 22; Creston/O-M 51, Clarinda 15; Creston/O-M61, Nebraska City 14; Creston/O-M 69, Riverside 6.

Placing matches First — Creston/O-M 63, Logan-Magnolia 6.

Third — Van Meter 42, Carroll 24.

Fifth — Clarinda 46, Gretna (Neb.) 28 Seventh — Atlantic 50, Nebraska City (Neb.) 27 Creston/O-M roster 80 pounds — Corbyn Vicker, Jarrett Webb, Justin Parsons.

85 — Brodie Starlin, Ethan Freeman, Gage Skarda, Payton Bierle.

90 — Kaden Bolton, Tristen Barncastle.

98 — Kolby Hulett, Luke Latham, Tyson Stuart.

105 — Hunter Fry, Keaton Street.

113 — Beau Thompson.

120 — Garon Wurster, Hayden Green.

130 — Drew Keller.

140 — Jackson Kinsella.

152 — Brant Looney, Rylan Luther.

165 — Sam Chapman.

175 — Open.

200 — Andy Weis.

230 — Open.

8th girls

Winterset ended up on top in an exciting eighthgrade overtime game at

Creston Thursday, 42-36.

Heylee Shields had 12 points, six rebounds and three steals for Creston.

Danika Schultes ended with eight points and five rebounds. Emma Hanson and Kylee LaMasters each scored six points.

“We had a rough start in the first quarter but didn’t give up and kept fighting until the end!” said Creston coach Mendy McCreight.

“The girls did an awesome job of playing together tonight. Danika Schultes and Kylee LaMasters came off the bench and gave us some great play. I feel this is our best game yet. We outscored Winterset in the second half. I’m very proud of these girls.”

Winterset also won a close B game, 40-32. Kaylyn McClellan had eight points

for Creston. Abbi Hood and Kara Kinsella each scored six. Sara Keeler had a teamhigh five rebounds.

“I thought we did a great job on offense as we scored 32 points,” McCreight said.

“Sara Keeler did a great job of rebounding.”

Creston A (36) — Heylee Shields 12, Danika Schultes 8, Emma Hanson 6, Kylee LaMasters 6, Sydney Hartsock 2, Kaylyn McClellan 2. Rebounds — Shields 6, Schultes 5, Hartsock 4, Abbi Hood 4, McClellan 3, Hanson 3, Lexi Rounds 3, Kara Kinsella 2. Steals — Hartsock 5, Shields 3, Schultes 1. Assists — Hartsock 2.

Winterset A (42).

Creston B (32) — Kaylyn McClellan 8, Abbi Hood 6, Kara Kinsella 6, Lexi Rounds 4, Jenna Moore 3, Emma Hanson 2, Ashley Reynard 2, Sara Keeler 1.

Rebounds — Keeler 5, McClellan 3, Hood 3, Reynard 3, Kinsella 2, Rounds 2, Moore 2, LaMasters 2.

Steals — McClellan 3, Rounds 2, Reynard 2. Assists — Hanson 1, Rounds 1.

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GIRLS: CONT. FROM | 6A

Allison Norris scored 15 points with eight rebounds to lead the Maroonettes.

Emily Newton and Cassidy Lohmann each scored 12 points with five rebounds.

Cassidy Becker added six points and four boards.

Kasydi Klommhaus scored four points with six rebounds. Bailey Taylor scored six points with four boards. Jaci Haidsiak, Katie Sobotka and Grace Hall scored two points apiece.

Union head coach Carol McGuire said. “The girls played hard the whole game and never gave up.”

Sidney McFee led East Union with 10 points, 14 rebounds and three blocked shots. Olivia Eckels scored eight points with 11 rebounds and freshman Callie Gossman scored eight points Diagonal 47, ACA 26 with three steals.

East Union travels to LeDIAGONAL — Diagonal nox tonight. opened the Bluegrass Conference Tournament with Lenox 53, a 47-26 win over Ankeny SE Warren 47 Christian Academy here on LENOX — Lenox took Saturday. command with an 18-9 secEmily Newton scored 16 ond quarter here Friday in points with eight rebounds a 53-47 win over Southeast while Katie Sobotka addWarren. ed 15 points with 10 steals.

Jessica Anderson led the Jaci Haidsiak scored seven Tigers with 17 points and points with three steals in three steals before leaving the win. Madison Lohmann the game with a neck injury. scored three points, while Katelyn Belding added 11 Kasydi Klommhaus, Cassipoints with six boards. Jacy dy Lohmann and Cassidy Stoaks scored six points with Becker all scored two points six rebounds and three as- apiece. sists.

Moravia 55, Brooke Miller and Morgan Parrish scored five Murray 36 points apiece. Miller had MURRAY — Murray four rebounds and Parrish dropped its third straight grabbed three. Mika Weaver game here Friday in a 55-36 scored three points and add- loss to Moravia. ed 10 rebounds with three Moravia outscored the assists and two steals. Halee Lady Mustangs 32-12 in the Wallace scored four points first half. with three rebounds.

Madison Gonseth scored Lenox hosts East Union 10 points with nine rebounds tonight. and Shelby Myers added 10 points with four boards.

Diagonal 64, Kayla Wookey scored seven Melcher-Dallas 19 points with three steals and DIAGONAL — Diagonal Bre Klein added four points. led 13-2 after one quarter Brandi Gilbert and Ally and 28-7 at halftime on its Waske scored two points way to a 64-19 win here Fri- apiece. day against Melcher-Dallas.

Area boys basketball Mount Ayr 63, Wayne 61 MOUNT AYR — After Bryson Carpenter missed a jumper with nine seconds left, Mount Ayr senior guard Nick Wurster went coast to coast and dumped a pass off to Rhett Murphy for a game-winning layup with 1.1 seconds left on the clock here Friday.

Murphy’s layup gave the Raiders a 63-61 win over Wayne.

Kyle Dolecheck scored 15 points with 10 rebounds, while Caleb Schnoor added 14 points and three assists.

Wurster scored 14 points with five boards and four assists and Murphy scored 13 points with eight rebounds and three steals.

Tristan Holmes, Trevor Gooding and Jed McCreary all scored two points apiece in the win.

“We were not able to get the ball into the post very well tonight to Murphy or McCreary and I thought our guards did a great job of adjusting all night and just taking it to the lane and getting production that way,” Mount Ayr head coach Bret Ruggles said.

“Kyle Dolecheck completely owned the high post tonight, which has been a focal point of our offense all year.”

Mount Ayr improved to 7-7 for the season with the win and the Raiders travel to Bedford tonight.

Seymour 81, O-M 37 SEYMOUR —Seymour pounced on Orient-Macksburg early here Friday in an 81-37 win over the Bulldogs.

“Just one of those games where we fell behind early and just could not overcome the large hole we dug in the first half,” O-M head coach Drew Dornack said.

Dylan Nichols scored 14 points with three rebounds in the loss, while Aaron Kralik and Logan Holste each scored six points. Triston Davidson added five points with three rebounds and Owen Hensley scored four points with a team-high six boards. Stephen Buckman scored two points with three rebounds and Noah Nichols grabbed four boards.

ICA 57, O-M 39 ORIENT — Orient-Macksburg fell in its Bluegrass Conference Tournament opener here Saturday, 57-39 to Iowa Christian Academy.

“We shot extremely well from the line, going 16 of 18,” O-M head coach Drew Dornack said. “Thought we had the right game plan going into the game, unfortunately some costly mistakes took us out of the game.”

Dylan Nichols scored 10 points and Triston Davidson added nine for the Bulldogs.

Noah Nichols scored six.

Iowa Christian Academy was led by Josh Dueker’s 24 points.

SW Valley 70, MSM 59 MARTENSDALE — Southwest Valley’s third-quarter run lifted the Timberwolves to a 70-59 win over Martensdale-St. Marys here on Friday.

The Timberwolves outscored the Blue Devils 25-11 in the third quarter.

Chance Cobb scored 22 points with three assists for Southwest Valley, while Scott Palmer added 17 points with 10 boards. Wyatt McAlpin chipped in 16 points and eight rebounds. Grant Maurer scored eight points with four rebounds.

Southwest Valley travels to Nodaway Valley tonight.

Murray 65, Moravia 35 MURRAY — Murray pounded Moravia early here Friday in a 65-35 win.

The Mustangs bolted to a 23-6 lead after one quarter and led 40-11 at halftime.

Bryce Keller scored 18 points with eight rebounds and Jack Jones added 16 points with six boards, three steals and three assists. Kenny Boles scored 10 points with seven rebounds and eight assists.

Thane Simmons contributed seven points, seven rebounds and five blocked shots. Dustin Teas scored six points and Fisher Decker added two points. Levi Snyder and Jeran Cosner each scored two points.

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Creston News Advertiser | Tuesday, January 26, 2016

of Office to Councilperson-at-Large by resolution rather than by ordinance.

Wilson amended the resolution to apChristine Nielsen.

Mayor Lybarger announced that now prove a waste water rate increase of 4.5% was the time for a Public Hearing on the to begin July 1, 2016, due to the mandated matter of Amendment No. 1 to the Urban Waste Water Treatment Facility ImproveRenewal Area 2005 (Highway 34). No one ments and amend the current Ordinance to spoke in favor of, or against the amend- reflect that the rates will be changed by ment, and there was no written correspon- resolution. Madison seconded. All voted dence for or against. He then called the aye. Resolution passed.

Ms. Pooler also provided information Public Hearing to a close.

A resolution was offered and seconded showing what the potential cost could be to the City and residents to bond for Street to approve Amendment No. 1 to the Urban Renewal Area 2005 (Highway 34). All Improvement Projects.

A resolution was offered and seconded voted aye. Resolution passed.

City Administrator Mike Taylor asked to approve a collection fee increase of CONT. FROM | 6A that Council skip to Item #10 on the agen- $3.00 per month to begin July 1, 2016, for da while they are waiting on Ms. Pooler to residential solid waste collection and sinarrive. She was running late due to the gle-stream recycling. Nielsen, WinterWinterset B (40). mute, Koets, Wilson, Carroll and White weather.

A resolution was offered and seconded voted aye. Madison voted nay. Resolution to approve a Fuel Contract with Agriland. passed.

WINTERSET — A 20-2 A resolution was offered and seconded All voted aye. Resolution passed.

Robin Sexton and Jeffrey Sterling, to set a Public Hearing for February 2, first quarter set the tone owners of property located at 105 S. Jarvis 2016 at 6:00 p.m. to amend Ordinance 16for Creston’s 51-11 victoStreet, failed to attend the Council Meet- 165 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ing after requesting an appointment with THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE ry over the Winterset sevCITY OF CRESTON, IOWA, 1996, PERCouncil.

Fire Chief Todd Jackson spoke to TAINING TO SEWER USE SERVICE enth-grade girls Thursday.

Council regarding a Notice to Abate Nui- CHARGES AND SOLID WASTE COLSix different payers sance: Dangerous Building at 105 S. Jarvis LECTION FEES. All voted aye. ResoluStreet that he had served. He said Sexton tion passed. scored between six and 10 Under Other, City Administrator Mike and Sterling have recently had the house transferred into their names and have a Taylor announced that the City still has an points in a balanced attack legally registered contract on file showing opening for the Airport Commission and for Creston, led by Braethey are purchasing the property on con- the Water Board of Trustees, and if anytract. The house has not been improved one knew of someone that would be interlyn Baker and Peyton Rice upon since the last time it was brought be- ested to contact the Mayor or City Clerk. fore Council, which was May 5, 2015. Al- He also asked Creston News Advertiser with 10 points each. Baker though Sexton and Sterling have been oc- and KSIB if they could help with getting had seven of the team’s 30 cupying the house at 105 S. Jarvis since the word out.

Councilperson Koets asked where the the original Nuisance Abatement was steals and Rachel Boyer served (August 2014), because the owner- City was at with renting the house at 1707 ship has changed hands, Chief Jackson has W. Adams Street. Taylor told him he'd had eight. Rice, Samantha had to begin the nuisance abatement pro- only received a couple of applications for Dunphy and Kelsey Fields cess all over again. His recommendation to it, but that he could advertise it again.

Motion was made and seconded to adCouncil is to allow him to proceed with each grabbed six rebounds. the abatement process and let it go through journ the meeting. All voted aye. Council adjourned at 6:58 p.m.

“Through three quarters the court system.

Gary Lybarger, Mayor Motion was made and seconded to althe girls had only allowed Attest: Lisa Williamson, City Clerk low Chief Jackson to proceed with the These are a condensed version of the Nuisance Abatement of a Dangerous seven points, so their effort Building process on the house located at proceedings of the regular meeting of the on defense continues to be REGULAR MEETING OF THE 105 S. Jarvis Street. All voted aye. Motion Creston City Council. Copies of the complete version may be obtained at the CRESTON CITY COUNCIL carried. consistent,” said Creston JANUARY 19, 2016 Mayor Lybarger requested a recess at Clerk's office during normal office hours.

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Madison voted nay.

Resolution Rebounds — Adair 12, Buxton Hudgens 3, Spencer Lane 2, Keagan Smith 2, James Kunz 2, DOWNEY, MYCALE passed. Wills 1. to approve a Fuel Contract really with Agriland.

We played ag- Ashton 8, Calvin 5, Jordyn Scherer 3, lead.

Cole Strider 1.

A resolution was offered and seconded REIMBURSEMENT........................

75.00 All voted aye.

Resolution passed.

Katie Buchanan 2, Richards 1. gressive in the second half (12) for — February Connor Clarinda A (40) IOWA TIRE, — INCJ. McCall Robin Sexton and Jeffrey Sterling, to Clarinda set a Public BHearing 2, EASTERN Steals — Buxton 7, Caitlyn Gist owners of property located at 105 S. Jarvis Stull Matthew Nellis 4, Jacob 2016 at5,6:00 p.m. to amend Ordinance 16- 13, SERVICE.....................................

5,341.76 M. Shull 10. to make a small comeback 4, Kaci Albidtrup 2, Adair 2.

2, Dagen Price AMENDING 1.

ECHO GROUP INC Street, failed to attend the Council Meet- Porter 165 - AN ORDINANCE Creston B (12) — Brayden Winterset B (14) — Bailey but ing after appointment with THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE SUPPLIES......................................... 25.70 justrequesting didn’tanhave enough 4, COEvan Bruce CITY OF CRESTON, IOWA, 1996, PER- Fitzgerald ED M FELD EQUIP INC Council.

Brown 6. time for Todd the Jackson full come2, Britain Miller 2, Keagan USE SERVICE SERVICE..........................................

90.00 Fire Chief spoke to TAINING TO SEWER CLARINDA — The ENERGYFICIENT SYSTEMS Council regarding a Notice to Abate Nui- CHARGES AND SOLID WASTE COL- Trembley 2, Brandon Berry 2. back.”

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702.50 sance: Dangerous Building at 105 S. Jarvis Creston LECTION FEES. All voted aye. Resoluseventh-grade boys Clarinda B (2).

CLARINDA — Clarinda Street Terry Hudgens scored FASTENAL that he had served. He said Sexton tion passed.

Under Other, City Administrator Mike SUPPLIES....................................... 110.96 and Sterling have recently had the house transferred into their names and have a Taylor announced that the City still has an GALE CENGAGE LEARNING legally registered contract on file showing opening for the Airport Commission and SUPPLIES......................................... 47.72 they are purchasing the property on con- the Water Board of Trustees, and if any- GALLS LLC tract. The house has not been improved one knew of someone that would be inter- SUPPLIES....................................... 254.16 upon since the last time it was brought be- ested to contact the Mayor or City Clerk. GILES, MARY fore Council, which was May 5, 2015. Al- He also asked Creston News Advertiser REIMBURSEMENT........................ 20.00 though Sexton and Sterling have been oc- and KSIB if they could help with getting GRIMES ASPHALT & PAVING CO www.crestonnews.com SUPPLIES.................................... 3,086.44 cupying the house at 105 S. Jarvis since the word out. the store original Nuisance Abatement Councilperson Koets asked where the HALLETT MATERIALS Click on “Photos” to access our photo to buy quality reprints was served (August 2014), because the owner- City was at with renting the house at 1707 SUPPLIES.................................... 1,840.09 of almost any photo in this newspaper...and a lot thatChief aren’t! ship has changed hands, Jackson has W. Adams Street. Taylor told him he'd HGTV MAGAZINE had to begin the nuisance abatement pro- only received a couple of applications for SUPPLIES......................................... 25.00 *IA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE cess all over again. His recommendation to it, but that he could advertise it again.

Council is to allow him to proceed with Motion was made and seconded to ad- SERVICE.......................................... 63.00 the abatement process and let it go through journ the meeting. All voted aye. Council INFO DOG SECURITY, LLC adjourned at 6:58 p.m.

SERVICE.......................................... 30.00 the court system.

INGRAM Gary Lybarger, Mayor Motion was made and seconded to alSUPPLIES....................................... 870.09 Attest: Lisa Williamson, City Clerk low Chief Jackson to proceed with the These are a condensed version of the INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIES INC Nuisance Abatement of a Dangerous Building process on the house located at proceedings of the regular meeting of the SERVICE........................................ 500.00 105 S. Jarvis Street. All voted aye. Motion Creston City Council. Copies of the com- IOWA CODIFICATION INC REGULAR MEETING OF THE plete version may be obtained at the SERVICE........................................ 204.00 carried.

CRESTON CITY COUNCIL JAMES LAW OFFICE, P.C Mayor Lybarger requested a recess at Clerk's office during normal office hours.

JANUARY 19, 2016 SERVICE........................................ 160.00 FUND REPORT FOR CLAIM The Creston City Council met in regu- 6:14 p.m.

Council reconvened at 6:19 p.m.

JENSEN, JACKIE PERIOD ENDING JANUARY 5, 2016: lar session at 6:00 o'clock p.m. on the Tionna Pooler of Independent Public CLAIMS, BY VENDOR: REIMBURSEMENT........................ 20.00 above date in the Council Chambers of the JEROME, KATEY City Hall Complex with Mayor Lybarger Advisers reviewed the Operational and AGRILAND FS INC REIMBURSEMENT........................ 20.00 Capital Improvement Financial Plan for SERVICE..................................... 6,206.36 presiding.

JETCO INC Roll call being taken with the following the Waste Water Treatment Plant present- AGRIVISION EQUIPMENT GROUP SERVICE........................................ 509.20 Council members present: Wintermute, ed to Council. Because there has been no SUPPLIES......................................... 67.34 K & J HARDWARE INC Koets, Wilson, Carroll, Madison and rate increase in the last eight years, she ALLIANT ENERGY-INT PWR&LGH SUPPLIES......................................... 31.99 recommends establishing a rate increase of SERVICE................................... 24,896.77 White. One At-Large seat is vacant. *KABEL Motion was made and seconded to ap- 4.5% effective July 1, 2016. She also rec- ARAMARK UNIFORM & CAREER SERVICE........................................ 200.00 prove the agenda. All voted aye. One At- ommends that Council revisit the rates on SERVICE........................................ 284.33 an annual basis each January to make nec- BANKERS LEASING CO KONE INC Large seat is vacant. Motion carried.

SERVICE........................................ 239.70 Motion was made and seconded to ap- essary adjustments, according to the cost SERVICE........................................ 209.03 LEGAL DIRECTORIES PUBLISHING BROWN TRAFFIC PRODUCTS INC prove the consent agenda, which included of the facility improvements.

SUPPLIES......................................... 59.75 A resolution was offered and seconded SUPPLIES.................................... 2,975.00 approval of minutes of January 5, 2016, LEON J DOROTHY regular meeting; claims of $151,705.71, to approve a waste water rate increase of BSN SPORTS 4.5% to begin July 1, 2016, due to the SERVICE.......................................... 48.00 fund transfers of $68,699.45; and liquor liSUPPLIES....................................... 185.98 LYNCH DALLAS, PC cense renewals for Dollar General and mandated Waste Water Treatment Facility CARPENTER UNIFORM CO SERVICE........................................ 691.68 Hayes Concession Service. All voted aye. Improvements. After some discussion and SUPPLIES......................................... 90.20 MARK IDE One At-Large seat is vacant. Motion car- clarification that this would be reviewed CENTRAL SALT LLC SUPPLIES......................................... 76.73 every year for potential rate increases, City SUPPLIES.................................... 1,542.24 ried.

MICROMARKETING LLC A resolution was offered and seconded Clerk Lisa Williamson pointed out that at CHARLIE BROWN AUTO SUPPLIES....................................... 122.97 to appoint Christine Nielsen to Council-at- this time, the waste water rates can only be SUPPLIES....................................... 125.00 MOCIC Large with term expiring December 31, changed by ordinance, which is very cost- CHAT MOBILITY SERVICE........................................ 150.00 2017. All voted aye. One At-Large seat is ly and time consuming. She asked if SERVICE.......................................... 22.66 MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY SERVIC Council would consider amending the or- CJ COOPER & ASSOCIATES INC vacant. Resolution passed.

SUPPLIES....................................... 344.50 Mayor Lybarger administered the Oath dinance so that the rates could be changed SERVICE.......................................... 35.00 NEW LORIMORIAN COPY SYSTEMS INC of Office to Councilperson-at-Large by resolution rather than by ordinance.

SERVICE.......................................... 24.50 Wilson amended the resolution to ap- SERVICE.......................................... 29.91 Christine Nielsen.

NORTHLAND PRODUCTS CO Mayor Lybarger announced that now prove a waste water rate increase of 4.5% CRAIG, STEVE SERVICE........................................ 166.43 was the time for a Public Hearing on the to begin July 1, 2016, due to the mandated SERVICE.......................................... 90.00 PAYROLL, GROSS INCLUDING matter of Amendment No. 1 to the Urban Waste Water Treatment Facility Improve- CRESTON AUTOMOTIVE BENEFITS Renewal Area 2005 (Highway 34). No one ments and amend the current Ordinance to SUPPLIES....................................... 238.22 1/15/16..................................... 103,817.55 spoke in favor of, or against the amend- reflect that the rates will be changed by CRESTON CITY WATER WORKS PETTY CASH CEMETERY..........47.57 ment, and there was no written correspon- resolution. Madison seconded. All voted SERVICE.......................................... 40.17 PETTY CASH POLICE....................9.28 dence for or against. He then called the aye. Resolution passed.

CRESTON MOTOR SUPPLY INC PETTY CASH SANITATION..........6.76 Ms. Pooler also provided information SUPPLIES.................................... 1,297.25 Public Hearing to a close.

PETZNICK'S PRINTING CO A resolution was offered and seconded showing what the potential cost could be CRESTON PUBLISHING CO SUPPLIES......................................... 78.50 to approve Amendment No. 1 to the Urban to the City and residents to bond for Street SERVICE........................................ 686.44 ROBERT WINTERMUTE Renewal Area 2005 (Highway 34). All Improvement Projects.

CRESTON VET CLINIC PC SERVICE........................................ 122.00 A resolution was offered and seconded SERVICE........................................ 861.88 voted aye. Resolution passed. *SISCO (3) City Administrator Mike Taylor asked to approve a collection fee increase of CROP PRODUCTION SERVICES SERVICE................................... 48,016.07 that Council skip to Item #10 on the agen- $3.00 per month to begin July 1, 2016, for SUPPLIES....................................... 119.47 SOUTHERN HILLS VET SVC INC da while they are waiting on Ms. Pooler to residential solid waste collection and sin- D J GONGOL & ASSOC INC SERVICE........................................ 317.55 gle-stream recycling.

Nielsen, Winterarrive. She was running late due to the SUPPLIES......................................... 18.21 SUPREME CLEANERS mute, Koets, Wilson, Carroll and White DISH weather.

SERVICE.......................................... 63.75 A resolution was offered and seconded voted aye. Madison voted nay. Resolution SERVICE.......................................... 55.27 UNION CO AUDITOR DOWNEY, MYCALE to approve a Fuel Contract with Agriland. passed.

SERVICE..................................... 3,718.57 A resolution was offered and seconded REIMBURSEMENT........................ 75.00 All voted aye. Resolution passed.

UNION CO DEVELOPMENT ASSOC Robin Sexton and Jeffrey Sterling, to set a Public Hearing for February 2, EASTERN IOWA TIRE, INC SERVICE........................................ 531.79 owners of property located at 105 S. Jarvis 2016 at 6:00 p.m. to amend Ordinance 16- SERVICE..................................... 5,341.76 UPSTART Street, failed to attend the Council Meet- 165 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ECHO GROUP INC SUPPLIES....................................... 719.89 ing after requesting an appointment with THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE SUPPLIES......................................... 25.70 CITY OF CRESTON, IOWA, 1996, PER- ED M FELD EQUIP CO INC US CELLULAR Council.

SERVICE.......................................... 77.64 Fire Chief Todd Jackson spoke to TAINING TO SEWER USE SERVICE SERVICE.......................................... 90.00 WASTE MANAGEMENT Council regarding a Notice to Abate Nui- CHARGES AND SOLID WASTE COL- ENERGYFICIENT SYSTEMS SERVICE................................... 39,846.96 sance: Dangerous Building at 105 S. Jarvis LECTION FEES. All voted aye. Resolu- SUPPLIES....................................... 702.50 WEST AVIATION INC FASTENAL Street that he had served. He said Sexton tion passed.

Under Other, City Administrator Mike SUPPLIES....................................... 110.96 PER FBO CONTRACT.............. 1,895.43 and Sterling have recently had the house ZEE MEDICAL INC transferred into their names and have a Taylor announced that the City still has an GALE CENGAGE LEARNING SUPPLIES......................................... 25.35 legally registered contract on file showing opening for the Airport Commission and SUPPLIES......................................... 47.72 TOTAL.................................. $255,523.26 they are purchasing the property on con- the Water Board of Trustees, and if any- GALLS LLC *MANUAL CHECKS/DEBITS tract. The house has not been improved one knew of someone that would be inter- SUPPLIES....................................... 254.16 to contact the Mayor or City Clerk. ested CLAIMS,

BY FUND: upon since the last time it was brought beGILES, MARY GENERAL FUND.................. 141,616.89 fore Council, which was May 5, 2015. Al- He also asked Creston News Advertiser REIMBURSEMENT........................ 20.00 PAYROLL TAX BENEFIT......46,941.29 though Sexton and Sterling have been oc- and KSIB if they could help with getting GRIMES ASPHALT & PAVING CO SUPPLIES.................................... 3,086.44 ROAD USE TAX.......................35,927.79 cupying the house at 105 S. Jarvis since the word out.

Councilperson Koets asked where the HALLETT MATERIALS POLICE FORFEITURE....................31.99 the original Nuisance Abatement was FIRE/POLICE RETIREMENT.. .8,963.53 served (August 2014), because the owner- City was at with renting the house at 1707 SUPPLIES.................................... 1,840.09 RESTRICTED GIFTSship has changed hands, Chief Jackson has W. Adams Street. Taylor told him he'd HGTV MAGAZINE LIBRARY........................................719.89 had to begin the nuisance abatement pro- only received a couple of applications for SUPPLIES......................................... 25.00 SEWER OPERATING *IA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE cess all over again. His recommendation to it, but that he could advertise it again.

Motion was made and seconded to ad- SERVICE.......................................... 63.00 FUND......................................... 19,778.63 Council is to allow him to proceed with ANIMAL SHELTER *AGENCY the abatement process and let it go through journ the meeting. All voted aye. Council INFO DOG SECURITY, LLC adjourned at 6:58 p.m.

FUND........................................... 1,543.25 the court system.

SERVICE.......................................... 30.00 Gary Lybarger, Mayor TOTAL...................................$255,523.26 INGRAM Motion was made and seconded to alAttest: Lisa Williamson, City Clerk SUPPLIES....................................... 870.09 low Chief Jackson to proceed with the These are a condensed version of the Nuisance Abatement of a Dangerous INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIES INC Building process on the house located at proceedings of the regular meeting of the SERVICE........................................ 500.00

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Antonio Cruz and Sydney White

White, Cruz plan July wedding Susan and Steve White of Creston announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Sydney Danielle, to Antonio Robert, son of Susan and Louis Cruz.

White is the granddaugther of Louis and Eloise White and Richard and Shirley Ide. Cruz is the grandson of Bob and Pearl Harris and the late Carmen and Thomas Piña.

White is a 2010 graduate of Creston High School. She earned a secondary teaching degree in history and social sciences from University of Northern Iowa in Waterloo in 2014. White is currently employed as eighth-grade social studies teacher in Jefferson.

Cruz is a 2009 graduate of Orient-Macksburg High School. Cruz is currently employed as soybean specialist at West Central in Ralston.

The couple plan a July wedding.

DES MOINES — The family of Dr. Larry Goetz is hosting a card shower in honor of his 80th birthday Feb. 3.

Larry and his wife Patsy lived in Creston for 40 years.

Cards may be sent to him at 2673 S. Tree Gables Dr., Green Valley, AZ 85614.

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Computer Repair

Siding & Windows

BUILTNETWORKS, 805 Wyoming Ave, Creston, IA, 641-782-4765, Computer sales, repair, networking. Over 25 years experience. PC & Mac.

GAULE EXTERIORS Steel and vinyl siding, replacement windows and seamless guttering. Quality craftsmanship, over a decade of professional service in Southwest Iowa. 641-782-0905.

Glass

Iowa Cagefree, LLP - Clearfield Now accepting applications for the following positions: Production Dept. - Layer Houses Lead - 1st shift Production Dept. - Layer Houses Housewalkers - 1st shift Packageing for Processing/Packaging Department - 1st shift Manure Dept. - Operator Iowa Cagefree, LLP-Clearfield has many great benefits after 30 days!! Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, Flex Plan plus many other benefit options!

For employment consideration please contact the office at 641-336-2292 or visit our office location in Clearfield for more information on our current job openings.

Iowa Cagefree, LLP - Clearfield 1641 Yellowstone Avenue Clearfield, Iowa 50840 641-336-2292 EOE

CNA

Creston Specialty Care is now hiring caring CNAs with strong work ethic to join our team.

We are proud to invest in you by providing nurse aide membership benefits (NAHCA), online training, LPN & RN tuition assistance, a generous anniversary bonus, & much more! Visit us on the web to learn more and apply.

Sign on Bonus $1000 Full-time $500 Part-time

QUALITY GLASS CO. Automotive, home, business and farm.

Commercial lock service and trailer sales. Hwy 34 East, in Creston 641-782-5155

Handyman Service

WESTMAN WINDOWS. Replacement windows tilt for easy cleaning and rebates bays, bows, sliders, etc.

Any custom size and shape, 30+ years in Creston. I sell, service and install, for no-pressure estimate call Charlie Westman 641-782-4590 or 641-344-5523.

BOWMAN SIDING & WINDOWS. All major brands of vinyl and steel siding, Heartland, Traco and Revere thermal replacement windows. Recipient of the Revere Premium Renovator Award. Seamless guttering and Leaf Relief gutter covers. 33 years of continuous reliable service in SouthPlumber west Iowa, free estimates, 641-322SCHROEDER PLUMBING and 5160 or 1-800-245-0337.

ELECTRICAL. Central air repair/ new installations, new breaker Storage boxes, lighting fixtures, softeners, water heaters. Specialize in SHARP’S SELF-STORAGE Boats, manufactured and mobile homes. records, inventory, furniture.

Free estimates, licensed, insured, You store it, lock it, take the 641-202-1048. Accept Visa & key. Industrial Park, Creston, Mastercard.

641-782-6227.

HANDYMAN. Carpentry, Painting, Doors, Windows, Miscellaneous Home Repairs. Creston and Surrounding Areas. 641-208-1730

CHI Health Mercy Corning and Clinic Career Opportunities: • Supervisor – Med/Surg, Full time, current Iowa RN license, BLS and ACLS certifications. BS Degree or minimum of three years of clinical nursing experience preferred Req. 2016-R0038331 • CNA-Health Unit Coordinator– Med/Surg, Full time opening Req. 2016-R0039062 • Emergency Medical Technician, primarily Lenox location; Fulltime Req. 2015-R0039062 • LPN – Med/Surg Fulltime. Req. 2015-R0035270 • Emergency Medical Technician, primarily Bedford location; Fulltime Req. 2015-R0032988 • Receptionist Part time (0.6 FTE) Corning Clinic Req. 2015-R0027023 • Dining Assistant PRN position Req. 2015-R0025451 • Respiratory Therapist, PRN. Req. 2015-R0031824 • Surgical Technician, PRN position Req. 2015-R0023628 • Fitness Specialist, PRN position Req. 1500005953 • Occupational Therapist: Apply www.rehabvisions.com.

• Physical Therapist: Apply www.rehabvisions.com • Certified Nurse Aide PRN CHI Health at Home. Contact Kathy West at 641-322-6283 for details.

• Patient Access Representative Per Diem position Req. 1505042994 Apply Coniferhealth.com website.

CHI Mercy Corning & Clinics offer competitive wages.

For complete job description details and to apply, go to http://www.chihealth.com/careers 1001 Cottonwood, Creston, IA

For application assistance or for questions about positions, contact Sandi Lammers, CHI Health Mercy Corning, 603 Rosary Drive, Corning, IA 50841 Call:641-322-6279; Email: sandra.lammers@alegent.org

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Creston News Advertiser | Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Altec Osceola Body Plant manufactures fiberglass truck bodies and is growing rapidly.

We are seeking qualified candidates for General Production Positions, Body Painter, Associate Designers (Drafters), Welder/ Fabricators.

New wage scale with opportunities for frequent increases AND Excellent Benefit package.

The ideal candidate will have experience in a manufacturing environment, mechanical aptitude, and maintenance equipment assembly skills.

These are key positions on our team and we are seeking self-starters with a positive attitude and strong work ethic.

Please complete an application online at www.altec.com or stop in the office.

Altec 1001 Furnas Drive Osceola, IA 50213 EOE

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Creston News Advertiser | Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Creston: Arts celebration

CNA photos by BAILEY POOLMAN

LEFT: Edanne Qualseth, Creston High School English teacher, reads an original rhythmic poem to a crowd during the Creston: Arts annual meeting and open mic night Saturday at The Lobby. Qualseth was one of many Creston students and adults involved in the arts who performed. There was also food provided and a silent auction of many donated items during the event. RIGHT: Josh Borgmann, Southwestern Community College English instructor, watches Lorelei Herrod, Creston High School student, sing a Beyoncé song during the Creston: Arts annual meeting and open mic night Saturday.

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CNA photo by BAILEY POOLMAN

Whirlpool Corporation: Invested in America. An American Company Helping American Communities

Covered in fluff: This black cow stands amid a snowfall last week in a field southeast of Creston. Creston received about one inch of snow Jan. 19.

Decorate an Iowa State Fair statue for display at 2016 fair DES MOINES — Be a part of the Iowa State Fair 2016 theme, “Nothing Compares to My State Fair,” by decorating your very own state fair logo. The 2016 Iowa State Fair will showcase a limited number of 3-foot-tall painted Iowa State Fair logos throughout the grounds, Aug. 11-21.

Individuals, clubs and companies are invited to submit their own designs for their own unique statue depicting what makes the Iowa State Fair special to them.

To enter, submit your entry form along with a written description and detailed drawing of the proposed paint design. Entry forms can be downloaded from the Iowa State Fair website: http://www.iowastatefair.org/ fair-attractions/contests/. All entries must be received or emailed to tcook@iowastatefair.org by May 15. The chosen designs will be contacted

by June 1 and a $140 entry fee is due at statue pick up.

A panel of judges will award prizes for completed

Creston Publishing Company

can help promote your Business or Special Events by producing glossy magazines, booklets, brochures, posters, wedding invitations, single sheet flyers and more.

Let our Graphic Design Team assist you with creating your special event or business promotion.

Additional Discounts Available if used as inserts into our newspaper or shopper.

statues based on originali- Winning artists’ names will ty, creativeness and overall be displayed alongside their look in both the professional painted sculpture during the and novice divisions. Partic- fair. ipants will be judged in the Send entries by May 15 to: Tonya Cook, Special “professional” category if 25 percent or more of their Events Director income comes from graphic Iowa State Fair PO Box 57130 design or is artistry related.

Winners will receive a prize Des Moines, Iowa 50317package including an Iowa 0003 State Fair plaque, fair adOr email all materials to mission tickets, parking and tcook@iowastatefair.org. more. The first-, secondFor questions about the and third-place winners will contest, contact Tonya Cook also receive $150, $100 and at 515-262-3111, ext. 215 or $50 cash prizes, respectively. tcook@iowastatefair.org.

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Proudly donating a range and refrigerator to every Habitat for Humanity home built in the United States and Canada.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Standley and Mr. and Mrs. Alan Carr request the honour of your presence at the marriage of their children

Megan Kate Matthew Alan

First Impressions

on Saturday, the twenty fifth of August two thousand twelve at six o’clock in the evening

at the home of Michael & Connie Standley 3179 Adams Taylor Street Lenox, IA 50851

Your baby’s first photos.

We are VERY COMPETITIVELY PRICED! We have already saved local businesses and organizations as much as 50% of what they had paid for similar projects in the past!

Proud sponsor of Maytag Dependable Leader Awards

Stop in today and ask about available rebates.

3D & 4D images of your precious bundle of joy.

Make your appointmen t today by calling:

Greater Regional Rad iology 641-782-3508

Imagine the wonder of seeing your baby before you welcome him or her into the world.

Greater Regional Medica l Center Radiology Department’s 3D and 4D ultrasound technol ogy allows you to see the miracle of your baby in 3-dimensional images and 4-dimensional real-tim e motion viewing.

Contact your Creston Publishing Co. Ad Rep or call Craig Mittag at 641-782-2141, ext. 228 for a quote.

Capture these memora ble first moments on printed images and/or CD and share with your family and friends.

Our affordable $125 package includes a 30 minute session, 2-4 black and white prints and a CD of all of your baby’s images and video clips.

These sessions are availabl e to expectant moms between 24 and 32 weeks gestation who have had a normal fetal ultrasound.

This is a non-medical exam.

It is not covered by insurance or interpreted by a physician. Payment is due at the time of service.

A waiver must be signed at the time of service indicating an 18-20 week routine ultrasound has already been performed. **This technology made possible through contributi ons made to the Greater Regional Healthcare Foundation.

Scans are performed by Greater Regional’s ultrasound technicians.

Since babies sometimes do not cooperate, should your baby decide to hide their face during your session, you can return for an additional 15 minute session at no additional charge.

Radiology Services

- Financing Available with Qualified Credit -

Hwy. 34 East • Creston

641-782-5112

Mon-Fri 8:30am - 5:30pm • Sat 8:30am - 2pm